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Eastern Veil Nebula (NGC6992), Christoph Flixeder
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Eastern Veil Nebula (NGC6992)

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Eastern Veil Nebula (NGC6992), Christoph Flixeder
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Eastern Veil Nebula (NGC6992)

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This picture shows the „Eastern Veil Nebula“, a supernova remnant caused by the explosion of a high-mass star (20 times the mass of the sun) which happened about 10.000-20.000 years ago in a distance of about 2400 light years.

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Eastern Veil Nebula (NGC6992), Christoph Flixeder